NAHB Tries To Find Way Around Homeowner Maintenance
Homeowners are doing a lousy job of basic maintenance on their homes, and home construction materials keep ending up in multi-billion lawsuits either because they are faulty products or installed incorrectly. From Realty Times, 29Jun99.
Building Industry Slow to Adopt Innovations
Unlike the computer sciences, where the innovations seem to come fast and furious, the construction sciences just seem to plod along. From Realty Times, 22Nov99.
Habitat For Humanity
Organization description, goals, news.
How 'Connected' Are New Home Builders to Their Real Roots?
It's easy to lose sight of the main purpose (besides monetary gain) to be in business. From RealtyTimes, 24Nov99.
How House Construction Works
Learn about the individual components of house construction. From HowStuffWorks.
New Homes
Harb’s Top 10 Tips for new homebuyers remain a work in progress. From Inman News, 5Jan01.
New Warranty Repairs
It's all in the presentation. Step-by-step process to result in success. From Realty Times, 4Oct00.
Reading the fine print
Do home warranties offer protection for buyers? From MSNBC, 17Apr01.
Statistics of New Home Sales, Permits, Starts
Latest news, from Meyers Group 'U. S. Housing Markets'.
What to Ask Before Construction Begins
It's all too easy to be caught up in the excitement of homebuilding. From Realty Times, 14Dec00.
10 Steps To Successful Home Renovation
From the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association.
Building & Remodeling Checklist
Step-by-step guide to successful building or remodeling process. From Sound Home Inspections.
The Contractor's Contract
Communicating your expectations for the remodeling project, from Realty Times, 13Dec00.
Consumer Remodeling Information
Safety, planning guidelines, articles, tips, product & industry links, from the National Kitchen & Bath Association.
Deconstruction Institute
A center for deconstruction resources, developing construction and reuse strategies for the future.
Four Questions Help Determine "Improve vs. Move"
From Realty Times, 7Aug00.
Handyman retools his life, makes helping his business
By Brian Dickerson at the Detroit Free Press, 24Jan00.
Home Improvement Tips
From the Better Business Bureau.
Home Improvements Create Liability Exposure
Home owners are leaving themselves open to financial risk when they don't obtain adequate insurance coverage during and after home improvement work. From Realty Times, 14Apr00.
Home Remodeling Changes Housing Stock
Americans spend as much each year on home remodeling as they on new construction, according to a Harvard study. From Realty Times, 9Apr01.
How To Renovate Successfully
From Home Repairs & Etc.
HUD Rehab Guides
Focuses on building technologies, materials, components, and techniques rather than projects such as adding a new room. From PATH.
Job-Site Etiquette
Dealing with tradespeople on a remodel. By Randall Koll at the San Francisco Chronicle, 4/21/99.
Kindling: Adventures in Restoration
General advice about restoration projects, including whether to do it yourself or hire a professional.
Lure of the Fixer-Upper
Fixers, foreclosures & other bargain properties come with their own set of risks. Learn to spot the best bargains & know what you're getting before you buy. From MSN HomeAdvisor.
New Approach To Replacement Parts
Original parts and hand-made replacements are hard to find and often expensive, but now parts made from modern materials have become available. From Realty Times, 6Dec00.
Old House Web
Chat, how-to tips, products, restoration advice, pictures and more at this source of old house advice.
One Homeowner's 'Brush' With Home Improvement
Something tells us our journey in hiring a contractor is not all that unusual. From Realty Times, 24Dec99.
Remodeling Questions
Collection of advice you don't normally see, like how to reduce stress, how long it should take, and why to avoid contractors that are too cheap. From Custom Design Associates.
Test Your Skills at Avoiding a Home Repair Nightmare
Online quiz from the National Association of Home Builders RemodelorsTM Council.
